Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic leaders Wednesday afternoon that President Barack Obama has to be &ldquo;perfect&rdquo; to win a second term, several senior Democratic aides told Roll Call.

Pelosi told leaders on a conference call that Obama will have problems running for re-election because of the loss of governorships in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states, several aides said. The soon-to-be-ex-Speaker also said House Democrats have many opportunities to take back 25 House seats and win back the majority, aides said.

According to one aide, Pelosi also said she wasn&rsquo;t sure whether the White House is prepared to deal with a Republican House. A leadership aide denied that Pelosi made such a statement.

Pelosi's spokesman said Wednesday that the Speaker believes Obama will win. "The call was about the lame-duck session, and the Speaker believes that the president will be re-elected in 2012 and has said so on numerous occasions," spokesman Nadeam Elshami said.